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hagel? >> reporter: so far it has been, wolf. chuck was battered by republicans, forcing some stumbles and bruising. so far, no knockout blow but the day of questioning is not over yet. former senator chuck hagel sat at the table alone fielding hostile questions, including one-time close friend, john mccain. >> i want to know if you were right or wrong. that's a direct question. i expect a direct answer. >> i'm not going to give you a yes or no answer on a lot of things. >> reporter: that exchange centered on hagel's past opposition to the iraq surnl, a surge that mccain championed. >> no one individual vote, no one individual quote, no one individual statement defines me, my beliefs or my record. we must use all our tools of american power to protect our citizens and our interests. americans must engage in the world, not retreat from the world. >> reporter: for hours, one republican after another accused the former two-term nebraska senator of shading his true beliefs. among their concerns,
hagel? >> reporter: so far it has been, wolf. chuck was battered by republicans, forcing some stumbles and bruising. so far, no knockout blow but the day of questioning is not over yet. former senator chuck hagel sat at the table alone fielding hostile questions, including one-time close friend, john mccain. >> i want to know if you were right or wrong. that's a direct question. i expect a direct answer. >> i'm not going to give you a yes or no answer on a lot of things....
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donna, how toxic is this battle over chuck hagel? can he really be an effective defense secretary given how poise john this debate has been? >> i'm sure that once the vote is held on tuesday, mr. hagel will go on to do a great job at the defense department. he's a great public servant, a decorated vietnam veteran. there's no question that his performance during the nomination here will not garner him to have strong support from the democrats, all 55 of them, and he will receive the necessary votes to break the filibuster. senator shelby indicated yesterday he will support mr. hagel. and as you well know, i mr. mcc ayotte in new hampshire, but they're not on the letter. so perhaps we'll get even more support on tuesday. >> do you have any reason to believe the president will withdraw this nomination, ari, or that hagel himself will ask that his name be withdrawn? >> no, i think that would be the best thing for our nation, if that were to happen. you know, donna's right. he won't get an oscar, but i wish he did. i wish that was an act.
donna, how toxic is this battle over chuck hagel? can he really be an effective defense secretary given how poise john this debate has been? >> i'm sure that once the vote is held on tuesday, mr. hagel will go on to do a great job at the defense department. he's a great public servant, a decorated vietnam veteran. there's no question that his performance during the nomination here will not garner him to have strong support from the democrats, all 55 of them, and he will receive the...
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hagel has little time to lobby congress for change. he also plans to travel overseas soon after taking over. the pentagon knows hagel needs to publicly show he's in charge after a lackluster performance at best during his confirmation hearing. >> name one person in your opinion who is intimidated by the israeli lobby in the united states senate? >> well, first -- >> name one. >> i don't know. >> please have a seat. >> reporter: the burden is on the secretary from the first day to show he isn't now damaged political goods for the president on capitol hill. >> he's got to go in there over prepared, very aggressive, and willing to take on the hard questions in a way he seemed reluctant to do during his confirmation process. >> reporter: and so the pentagon promises part of the hagel plan is to work with his congressional opponents. >> he is going to come in with a philosophy that he's is going to be a team player inside this building. and that will extend to the united states congress. >> reporter: but some remain unconvinced. >> we shoul
hagel has little time to lobby congress for change. he also plans to travel overseas soon after taking over. the pentagon knows hagel needs to publicly show he's in charge after a lackluster performance at best during his confirmation hearing. >> name one person in your opinion who is intimidated by the israeli lobby in the united states senate? >> well, first -- >> name one. >> i don't know. >> please have a seat. >> reporter: the burden is on the secretary...
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today, chuck hagel decided it was time. we pressed him, is the administration rethinking its opposition to arming the rebels. listen to what he had to say. so you are rethinking the -- the administration is rethinking to arming the rests? >> yes. >> may i ask why? what has changed in your mind, and does this put you at odds with the u.s. military who said it's not a good idea? why are you rethinking arming the rebels? >> you look at rethink all options. it doesn't mean you do or you will. these are options that must be considered with partners. with the international community. >> now, wolf no decision has been made. this is very clear, this is very precise, they are rethinking whether they want to lift their opposition to arming the rebels. no decision has been made. but look the white house is under considerable pressure from some in congress to do something, as the carnage goes on in syria. they're going to look at it as the president indicated, they have to decide could it really help. there's a lot of concern if they p
today, chuck hagel decided it was time. we pressed him, is the administration rethinking its opposition to arming the rebels. listen to what he had to say. so you are rethinking the -- the administration is rethinking to arming the rests? >> yes. >> may i ask why? what has changed in your mind, and does this put you at odds with the u.s. military who said it's not a good idea? why are you rethinking arming the rebels? >> you look at rethink all options. it doesn't mean you do...
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that vote on chuck hagel's confirmation will not take place tomorrow. we'll see what happens. >>> here in the united states, the most insulting gesture you can make towards anyone involves very often your middle finger. but in the middle east, it's throwing your shoe at somebody. the sole of your shoe touches all of the filth so showing your shoe at someone makes you think think that they are just as bad as all of that filth or worse. president bush had a shoe thrown at him in baghdad. or earlier iraqis slapped a statue of suddam hussein. the latest to have a shoe thrown at him is ahmadinejad in egypt. >> there are probably worst insalts but throwing a shoe at someone is one of the big ones. it means throwing dirt, filth and whatever else you may have stepped on at someone you don't like and that's exactly what happened to iranian president ahmadinejad when visiting a moss mosque. it's difficult to see exactly what happened. but if you look closely, you see president ahmadinejad walking through a large crowd, greeting people. all of a sudden, you see so
that vote on chuck hagel's confirmation will not take place tomorrow. we'll see what happens. >>> here in the united states, the most insulting gesture you can make towards anyone involves very often your middle finger. but in the middle east, it's throwing your shoe at somebody. the sole of your shoe touches all of the filth so showing your shoe at someone makes you think think that they are just as bad as all of that filth or worse. president bush had a shoe thrown at him in baghdad....
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and by the way, that's part of what secretary hagel was talking about. we have exercises going on with the south koreans as we speak. we have also made very clear we can defend ourselves. and our allies. and i think the important part here is to keep calm, and recognize, in fact, that they go through these cycles. the other part, wolf, that i think is important is the chinese need to really be very helpful on this. the because they are the ones that are the closest to the north koreans. they supply them with a hot of energy. and we believe that they have much more leverage on them. >> when you went as the secretary of state in the '90s, you met with king jong-un's father, kim jong-il. you brought a basketball signed by mirk michael jordan to kim jong-il. they cherish that basketball. first of all, why did you bring that basketball? >> we were in the middle of some very interesting talks. we had had interest of the number two guy come to the united states. we in fact signed a no-hostile intent agreement. they were inviting president clinton to come. and p
and by the way, that's part of what secretary hagel was talking about. we have exercises going on with the south koreans as we speak. we have also made very clear we can defend ourselves. and our allies. and i think the important part here is to keep calm, and recognize, in fact, that they go through these cycles. the other part, wolf, that i think is important is the chinese need to really be very helpful on this. the because they are the ones that are the closest to the north koreans. they...
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right now chuck hagel says the u.s. military only needs the order from the president to act. >> you're ready to go like that. >> we are ready to go like that. >> there's still no final decision on a strike according to the white house. the obama administration trying to rally its allies who could add fire power of their own. tom foreman is here to show us what that military action potentially could look like. what are you seeing? >> destroying syria's chemical weapons security is a tall order at best. long known about connected to the weapons program, analysts believe the weapons themselves have been dispersed to dozens maybe hundreds of unknown sites within the country. even if u.s. warships were to come in here and launch cruise missiles from the mediterranean, which targets would they choose? suggest the key targets would be less the weapons themselves than the systems the syrians would use to deliver them. for example, as you might look at major airfields here. airplanes can carry chemical weapons quickly to their i
right now chuck hagel says the u.s. military only needs the order from the president to act. >> you're ready to go like that. >> we are ready to go like that. >> there's still no final decision on a strike according to the white house. the obama administration trying to rally its allies who could add fire power of their own. tom foreman is here to show us what that military action potentially could look like. what are you seeing? >> destroying syria's chemical weapons...
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tuesday's the big day, wolf, that's when we may find out hagel's fate. >> as far as hagel is concerned, how much grumbling, if any, do you hear over there at the pentagon, that he's becoming such a political, i guess, cause, democrats supporting him, republicans opposing him, that if in fact he is confirmed, he probably will be, but if he's confirmed, he won't be an effective representative for the pentagon in dealing with congress? because you really do need bipartisan support. >> reporter: well, this is going to be a very delicate political issue. as you know, wolf, the pentagon like, to say it doesn't get involved in politics. far from true in reality, of course. the question is will hagel be so damaged by this bruising confirmation fight? but i talked to his brother last week. his brother says he has not given up. he's in for the long haul, that we will become secretary of defense. but will he have the political capital in congress to make it all work? wolf. >> yeah, how much damage has already been caused to his potential tenure at the pentagon by this political battle over these
tuesday's the big day, wolf, that's when we may find out hagel's fate. >> as far as hagel is concerned, how much grumbling, if any, do you hear over there at the pentagon, that he's becoming such a political, i guess, cause, democrats supporting him, republicans opposing him, that if in fact he is confirmed, he probably will be, but if he's confirmed, he won't be an effective representative for the pentagon in dealing with congress? because you really do need bipartisan support. >>...
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perhaps in a classified briefing monday led by secretary of state john kerry, secretary of defense chuck hagel and dr. susan rice. though some in the videos can be heard blaming the assad regime, these videos do not prove the assad regime carried out these chemical weapons attacks, those claims by president obama and others in the administration come from other information not shared with the public and not confirmed by cnn. and while the president is confident in his case to the public, he says he recognizes why some, even after viewing these images, still have questions. >> i think people are rightly going to be pretty skeptical about the system and whether it can work to protect those children that we saw on those videos. and sometimes the further we get from the horrors of that, the easier it is to rationalize not making tough choices. >> reporter: these upsetting videos are being used to convince a skeptical congress that military action is needed against assad and his regime. however horrific the images are, they do not prove or disprove that a military strike would not result in any eve
perhaps in a classified briefing monday led by secretary of state john kerry, secretary of defense chuck hagel and dr. susan rice. though some in the videos can be heard blaming the assad regime, these videos do not prove the assad regime carried out these chemical weapons attacks, those claims by president obama and others in the administration come from other information not shared with the public and not confirmed by cnn. and while the president is confident in his case to the public, he...
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secretary of state john kerry, defense secretary chuck hagel, and join chiefs chairman martin dempsey, all on the hot seat once again today, this time fielding very tough questions from members of the foreign affairs committee and the house of representatives. they are demanding to know more. if we start war, we invite war, do we not? i view this as un -- not just no, but something like heck no, don't get involved in this. >> mr. secretary, you said the world is watching what we are doing, but i have yet to hear some concrete things of what the world is doing. i'm fearful that it will isolate the united states. >> if the president thinks that as a matter of conscience, as a matter of policy, the best route to proceed is through the military action, but in april it was very clear, chemical weapons are chemical weapons. >> the senate foreign relations committee in the meantime has delivered an important win for the white house approving the resolution, only about 24 hours since holding the very same hearing with the same witnesses. our chief congressional correspondent dana bash is watc
secretary of state john kerry, defense secretary chuck hagel, and join chiefs chairman martin dempsey, all on the hot seat once again today, this time fielding very tough questions from members of the foreign affairs committee and the house of representatives. they are demanding to know more. if we start war, we invite war, do we not? i view this as un -- not just no, but something like heck no, don't get involved in this. >> mr. secretary, you said the world is watching what we are...
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eastern when hagel, kerry, and general dempsey testify. i'll be back later tonight 9:00 p.m. eastern filling in for piers morgan live. we have a lots of may jeer guests including the republican senator and ranking member of the foreign relation's committee holding the hearing tomorrow. you can follow us on twitter. follow me @wolf blitzer. erin burnetts starts right knew. >>> the breaking news on the crisis in syria. president obama says he wants to upgrade the opposition. does that mean arming al qaeda? >>> and then within an amazing feat that proves your never too old to chase your dreams. what one 64-year-old woman did today that defies belief. >>> and it has an innocent-sounding woman's name but it far from that. what is molly and why is it so deadly? a special record. let's go "outfront."
eastern when hagel, kerry, and general dempsey testify. i'll be back later tonight 9:00 p.m. eastern filling in for piers morgan live. we have a lots of may jeer guests including the republican senator and ranking member of the foreign relation's committee holding the hearing tomorrow. you can follow us on twitter. follow me @wolf blitzer. erin burnetts starts right knew. >>> the breaking news on the crisis in syria. president obama says he wants to upgrade the opposition. does that...
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john kerry, chuck hagel, jack lew, eric holder, already attorney general, those will be held by men. and those jobs, those top four jobs, are real policy making jobs. >> i'll say what i said yesterday, valerie jarrett, in terms of influencing the president and the vice president, probably equaling four or five men. >> well, we all do, wolf. >> every woman does, wolf. >> thanks very much. >>> the nra talks gun control with the vice president, joe biden, but says that his agenda is an attack on the second amendment. the nra president, david keene, he will be here live. this hour here in "the situation room," we'll discuss. plus, why this pastor is bowing out of the president's inauguration. humans. even when we cross our t's and dot our i's, we still run into problems. namely, other humans. at liberty mutual insurance, we understand. that's why our auto policies come with accident forgiveness if you qualify, where your rates won't go up due to your first accident, and new car replacement, where, if you total your new car, we give you the money for a new one. call... to talk to an insur
john kerry, chuck hagel, jack lew, eric holder, already attorney general, those will be held by men. and those jobs, those top four jobs, are real policy making jobs. >> i'll say what i said yesterday, valerie jarrett, in terms of influencing the president and the vice president, probably equaling four or five men. >> well, we all do, wolf. >> every woman does, wolf. >> thanks very much. >>> the nra talks gun control with the vice president, joe biden, but says...
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official tells cnn defense secretary chuck hagel wants detailed military options he can hand to the president if action is ordered. >> i won't speculate on those options nor publicly discuss those options. >> reporter: u.s. military sources tell cnn one option may be war ships carrying cruz missiles on routine patrol off israel could strike syrian command-and-control sites and air defenses, clearing a path for precision air strikes against chemical sites. military action could involve thousands of u.s. troops, but sources say no u.s. ground troops. the senior official tells cnn two crisis points potentially could trigger a strike. if the chemical weapons fall into the hands of terrorists or if the regime collapses, and no one is controlling the weapons. but officials stress they need more information before deciding on a next step. neighboring israel, jordan, and turkey are all being consulted on the intensified planning effort. but the big problem? right now the u.s. says it doesn't know where all the chemical weapons are located. >> you have confidence we could secure it? >> not as i sit he
official tells cnn defense secretary chuck hagel wants detailed military options he can hand to the president if action is ordered. >> i won't speculate on those options nor publicly discuss those options. >> reporter: u.s. military sources tell cnn one option may be war ships carrying cruz missiles on routine patrol off israel could strike syrian command-and-control sites and air defenses, clearing a path for precision air strikes against chemical sites. military action could...
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but at a hearing, defense secretary chuck hagel cautioned what could happen if assad blows this opportunity. >> we will be back here revisiting this issue at some point. and the next time we revisit this, it may well be about direct american casualties and the potential security of this country. >> reporter: now, president obama did talk about this russian plan to take the syria issue to the united nations with the leaders of france and britain today. administration officials cautioned that their goal all along was to rid bashar al assad of his chemical weapons. they still believe this russian plan could do that, but they also add this caveat, wolf, and that is if assad strikes again, they believe the u.s. could hit syria in retaliation and nobody here in washington will bat an eye. >> if he were to strike again. for all practical purposes, assuming that the bashar al assad regime does not use chemical weapons any time soon, the prospect of u.s. military action, military strikes, that's on hold at least for the time being. >> reporter: that's right. administration officials i talked to earl
but at a hearing, defense secretary chuck hagel cautioned what could happen if assad blows this opportunity. >> we will be back here revisiting this issue at some point. and the next time we revisit this, it may well be about direct american casualties and the potential security of this country. >> reporter: now, president obama did talk about this russian plan to take the syria issue to the united nations with the leaders of france and britain today. administration officials...
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secretary hagel last night spoke to some of our ships in the mediterranean and he was informed that they are ready to execute if requested by the president. maintaining this military threat is precisely why this diplomatic process is underway. >> if the president were to give that so-called execute order to launch strikes against various targets in syria, a, does the u.s. have the capability in the region, the western mediterranean, the red sea right now on duty, how long would it take to get the troops ready for that kind of mission? >> let me be very clear. our military is ready whenever the president directs us to act. and we have ships in the mediterranean, we have the "uss nimitz" in the red sea, and when we're called upon, if we're called upon by the president, we're ready to go. >> george little, the press secretary of the pentagon, george, thanks for coming in. >> thank you. appreciate it, wolf. >>> the russian president, vladimir putin, has managed to insult a lot of americans at the same time he's trying to work with the u.s. to hammer out a syria chemical weapons deal. our chi
secretary hagel last night spoke to some of our ships in the mediterranean and he was informed that they are ready to execute if requested by the president. maintaining this military threat is precisely why this diplomatic process is underway. >> if the president were to give that so-called execute order to launch strikes against various targets in syria, a, does the u.s. have the capability in the region, the western mediterranean, the red sea right now on duty, how long would it take to...
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defense secretary chuck hagel was quoted as saying that whatever happens with syria will involve a, quote, international collaboration. he did not use the words international coalition, tried to reach out to the white house officials for an explanation and did not hear back just yet. >> they're voting on whether or not to support military action in the house was commons in the british parliament as we speak right now. is it feasible based on everything you're hearing that the u.s. could act, to send missiles into syria without britain on board, the closest u.s. ally? >> wolf that, would go against what we've heard from administration officials all this week. and even what the president himself said in an interview with cnn's chris cuomo last week. he talked about at length about wanting to have an international partnership of some sort in going -- in making a response to what happened in syria. but at this point, wolf, you're right. what happened in the u.k. today and in the last 24 hours raise as lot of doubts as to whether or not they would be fully on board if something were to happen
defense secretary chuck hagel was quoted as saying that whatever happens with syria will involve a, quote, international collaboration. he did not use the words international coalition, tried to reach out to the white house officials for an explanation and did not hear back just yet. >> they're voting on whether or not to support military action in the house was commons in the british parliament as we speak right now. is it feasible based on everything you're hearing that the u.s. could...
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say national security adviser susan rice, secretary of state john kerry and defense secretary chuck hagel reached that conclusion last week at a meeting to discuss the ouster of egypt's first dramatically elected president, mohamed morsi. >>> the devastating wildfire burning in and around yosemite national park was caused by a hunter's illegal fire. that's according to the u.s. forest service, which did not identify that hunter. the rim fire, as it's called, has burned more than 237,000 acres, making it the fifth largest fire in california history. it's now 80% contained. >>> dozens of people are injured, eight of them seriously, in this 100-car pileup on a highway bridge in southeastern england. it happened in heavy fog. one person says the chain-reaction collision went on for ten minutes. 30 people were taken to hospitals. many more were stranded when the bridge closed in both directions for hours. >>> coming up in our special report, disturbing, new video from inside syria raises the question are the rebels as bad as the regime? ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] some things are designed to dr
say national security adviser susan rice, secretary of state john kerry and defense secretary chuck hagel reached that conclusion last week at a meeting to discuss the ouster of egypt's first dramatically elected president, mohamed morsi. >>> the devastating wildfire burning in and around yosemite national park was caused by a hunter's illegal fire. that's according to the u.s. forest service, which did not identify that hunter. the rim fire, as it's called, has burned more than...